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A scene from the 2019 Three Rivers Arts Festival on the lawn of Point State Park near the main stage.
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The Dollar Bank Three Rivers Arts Festival is adjusting its plans in response to the ending of mass gathering restrictions effective at the end of the month, expanding its footprint into Point State Park and nixing plans to require timed tickets for entry.
The 10-day event will be offered in a hybrid format, with art and music available in-person and online, from June 4 through June 13.
The funding will help the organizations rebound from financial difficulties caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
April 26, 2021
FRICK ART MUSEUM
The pandemic has had a devastating impact on the local entertainment industry, with many music venues, art exhibitions and theaters forced to close due to COVID-19.
Now, they’re getting aid from the Henry L. Hillman Foundation, which is granting $7 million to 57 different nonprofit arts and cultural organizations around the region.
The grants, which range from $20,000 to $1 million, will go toward helping these organizations prepare for reopening, extend exhibitions and overcome any losses experienced throughout the last year, such as bringing back furloughed staff or closing budget gaps.
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The Westmoreland Museum of American Art Greensburg is among regional arts and cultural organizations receiving grants from the Henry L. Hillman Foundation.
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The Henry L. Hillman Foundation announced $7 million in grants to regional arts and cultural organizations aimed at alleviating pandemic-related budget deficits and assisting with restarting or expanding performances and programs after a year of shutdowns and limited operations.
The 57 grants range in size from $20,000 to $1 million.
The Westmoreland Museum of American Art in Greensburg received $55,000, while Rivers of Steel National Heritage Area, whose regional programming includes the Alle-Kiski area, received $75,000. Touchstone Center for Crafts in Fayette County was awarded $20,000.
Joan Myers Brown’s company of dancers were midway through a European tour when the pandemic struck.
“It was a 15-city tour but after the fifth performance, I knew we had to get home before the borders closed,” Myers Brown said. “But I still had to pay the dancers for the whole tour.”
The coronavirus-related economic impact on the arts community has been life altering.
For Myers Brown, founder and artistic advisor of the Philadelphia Dance Company (PhilaDanco!), it meant keeping performers on the payroll (the dancers are paid a yearly salary), while adapting to a new norm of pirouettes gone virtual.